Verse 18

A man destitute of vnderstanding, toucheth the hande, and becommeth suretie for his neighbour.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 11:15 : 15 Hee shall be sore vexed, that is suretie for a stranger, and he that hateth suretiship, is sure.
• Prov 6:1-5 : 1 My sonne, if thou be surety for thy neighbour, and hast striken hands with the stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the wordes of thy mouth: thou art euen taken with the woordes of thine owne mouth. 3 Doe this nowe, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe: seeing thou art come into the hande of thy neighbour, goe, and humble thy selfe, and sollicite thy friends. 4 Giue no sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliuer thy selfe as a doe from the hande of the hunter, and as a birde from the hande of the fouler.
• Prov 20:16 : 16 Take his garment, that is suretie for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
• Prov 22:16 : 16 Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.
• Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts. 27 If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?